{"id":7938,"date":"2026-04-03T19:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7938"},"modified":"2026-04-03T19:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:07:31","slug":"tgfi-volume-549","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2026\/04\/03\/tgfi-volume-549","title":{"rendered":"TGFI, Volume 549: AI academia and Christian judges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a>\n<\/p><p>You\u2019ve heard of TGIF? This is TGFI: Things Glen Found Interesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues likely to be of interest to Christians in college. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions, so if you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arnoldkling.substack.com\/p\/ai-and-research-papers\">AI and research papers<\/a> (Arnold Kling, Substack): \u201cPubMed and Google Scholar are indexes of documents. What we actually want is an indexed, queryable map of _claims_ with their evidence and confidence levels. The paper is the provenance trail; the claim is the searchable unit. AI is already reasonably good at extracting claims from papers; in 3\u20134 years it should be good enough to maintain these databases reliably. A researcher asking \u2018what do we know about X\u2019 should get a structured confidence-weighted answer, not a list of PDFs to&nbsp;read.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The bit I excerpted is from Claude answering a question from the author.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noemamag.com\/the-architecture-of-cooperation\/\">How Reverse Game Theory Could Solve The Housing Shortage<\/a> (HennyGe Wichers, Noema): \u201cTraditional game theory assumes that the rules are fixed \u2014 the chessboard is set, the laws codified \u2014 and asks how rational people will behave within them. It predicts outcomes based on existing incentives. Mechanism design turns that question around: It asks, for example, what rules should we write to get a different outcome \u2014 say, preservation <em>and<\/em> housing?\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended by a reader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jlcgtamu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/kacsmaryk-ho-what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-christian-on-the-bench-1-1.pdf\">What Does it Mean to Be a Christian on the Bench?<\/a> (Matthew J. Kacsmaryk and James C. Ho, Journal of Law and Civil Governance at Texas A&amp;M): \u201cMany judges shy away from talking openly about their faith\u2014 and even think such discussions violate the judicial canons. That\u2019s why I thought this discussion was so valuable. What\u2019s your answer to the question: What does it mean to be a Christian and a&nbsp;judge?\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fascinating conversation. Recommended by an alumnus. Link is to a&nbsp;PDF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/02\/us\/household-vote-women.html\">The Women Who Believe Women Should Lose the Right to Vote<\/a> (Vivian Yee, New York Times): \u201cOn social media, the pastor has attracted a following by posting incendiary commentary: railing against feminists, Catholics and gay people, describing immigration as \u2018national suicide,\u2019 and labeling Islam and Hinduism \u2018demonic.\u2019 He also calls for erasing women\u2019s suffrage, which he lists as one reason \u2018the world is falling apart.\u2019 The 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment, the landmark legislative achievement of the movement to make women equal citizens, made it possible for women across America to vote. But for Mr. Partridge and a growing number of like-minded Christians, it drove America into national decline. Instead, they support \u2018household voting.\u2019 One household, one vote \u2014 the husband\u2019s.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/free-expression\/its-cool-to-keep-calm-2ab32162?mod=free-expression_lead_pos1\">It\u2019s Cool to Keep Calm<\/a> (Rob K. Henderson, Wall Street Journal): \u201cHow you react during a conflict doesn\u2019t only change how others see _you_. Your reaction also changes how observers see the person with whom you\u2019re arguing. Making someone cry makes you look cold or insensitive. So tears can damage the other side\u2019s reputation. There\u2019s a catch, though. The person who cries is also seen as less competent, less professional and less desirable as a friend or colleague.  This creates a trade-off. Crying can hurt your opponent\u2019s reputation, but it hurts yours as well. Behavioral stoicism\u2014maintaining a calm outward demeanor during a conflict\u2014does the opposite. It protects your own reputation, but does little to diminish the other person.\u201d \u2014 Remember you have free access through Stanford.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter\">In a rare event, the moon got a massive new crater<\/a> (Lisa Grossman, Science News): \u201cThe crater is 225 meters wide and formed in April or May 2024, Robinson said. According to predictions based on other lunar landmarks, a crater that big should form only once in 139 years. The discovery can help highlight the risks impacts pose to future astronauts.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/stanford-inventions-innovations-computer-mouse-heart-transplant-digital-synthesizer\">9 things you (probably) didn\u2019t know were invented at Stanford<\/a> (Rebecca Beyer, Stanford Report): \u201cLong before the start-up era took hold, Stanford faculty and students were dreaming up inventions that transformed (and in some cases established) domains as far-ranging as genetic engineering, nanotechnology, organ transplantation \u2013 even the internet itself.\u201d \u2014 Heart transplants, the one-handed basketball shot, the computer mouse, and recombinant DNA stood out to&nbsp;me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WxibAK6WK-A\">I Was Not Ready for the DMV<\/a> (Greg Warren, YouTube): eight and a half minutes. Paula and I were so tickled by this that we searched up one of his specials and were equally pleased.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.\n\nAlso, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about it.\n\nIf this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve heard of TGIF? This is TGFI: Things Glen Found Interesting On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues likely to be of interest to Christians in college. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions, so if you read something fascinating please pass \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2026\/04\/03\/tgfi-volume-549\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cTGFI, Volume 549: AI academia and Christian judges\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"0","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[131,168,219,251,160,139,135],"class_list":["post-7938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-academia","tag-america","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-astronomy","tag-how-the-church-is-perceived","tag-law","tag-stanford"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-242","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7938"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7940,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938\/revisions\/7940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}